7th Mar - WL9 Conway

Wild and windy on either bank as only Conway can be as it whistles down the valley meant the top the top end was definitely the favoured draw. Ian Simpson drew the middle of the top end bank and made no mistakes setting off to catch roach short in the margins and was going well with 20lb of stamp fish in the first 2 hours before the carp rocked up big time and stopped the roach getting a look in. Fishing a simple maggot rig on light gear and elastic but feeding maggot heavily Ian finished with 88lb for what in the end looked an easy win although Ian was left ruing two munters, both looked double figures, that he lost in the last 20mins when one slipped the hook at the net and the other snapped the 0.10 hooklength when it rolled at the net....doh!!!......could have easily been a winter ton!

Ted Neild sat it out in the gale at the windy end, sorry v.v.v.v.v.v windy end and managed to secure a well deserved second spot fishing the feeder to the sunken island. Keith Williamson drew next to the point and managed enough on the feeder for third spot with a few on the pole the wind was hard work there even at 6m.

Result

1st - Ian Simpson - 88.1lb
2nd - Ted Neild - 37.5lb
3rd - Keith Williamson - 28.5lb

21st Feb - WL8 - Lloyds Meadow - Kingfisher

A cold and frosty start left most struggling as again the Kingfisher carp that had been so prolific in previous years manage to hid from most and left everyone looking for roach, skimmers and chub and treating carp as bonus fish.

Ste Brew decided to ignore the silvers and stuck it out on the bomb searching open water and as well as a long margin and snared just 6 fish for the win.......now that's confidence. He said at the start "I aint fishing for litter" and was as good as his word. Kieran continued his run of form and managed a few carp late to catapult himself to second. Dougie Walsh and Ian Simpson finished equal 3rd with mixed bags Dougie having a few chub with his roach and Ian's net consisting mainly of skimmers.

Result

1st - Steve Brew - 21.0lb
2nd - Kieran Smith - 15.7lb
=3rd - Ian Simpson - 14.1lb
=3rd - Dougie Walsh - 14.1lb

7th Feb - WL7 - Conway

A nice day at Conway for a change saw light winds and some sun for those on the appropriate bank. Dougie Walsh and Ian Lloyd shared a shoal of carp and F1's with Dougie losing no less than 20 fish as he foul hooked them...it was black.........Dougie ended with 81.7lb and had scared enough over the bar to Ian Lloyd who had 55.7lb for two great winter weights.

The rest of the field fished a little below par for carp (they were all in Dougie and Ian's peg) but the roach fishing was consistent and with an odd carp showing there were 4 weights over 28lb

Result

1st - Dougie Walsh - 81.7lb
2nd - Ian Lloyd - 55.7lb
3rd - Phil Henry - 32.9lb